Disappointing service at Royal Massage (behind Hilton Hotel)
Visited there the other night. 350 RMB.
The girl was a bit older. Maybe 30? - but reasonably nice looking. Entered the room, she directed me to the attached shower (didn't join or offer to help wash). Came out, toweled off, onto the bed face down. I was looking forward to a decent massage, but her skills in the area were weak. Literally. No oil, just weak manipulation for about 5 minutes. Her clothes came off, and there was some massaging with her tits. Something I find more amusing that erotic. Ditto with the hot water sucking on the back. The only thing that does for me is get me to think about how that will feel in more appropriate places!
Then the flip, some light teasing and touching (no massage though), and then the hot water work in the right place. That was very nice indeed. Did that for a bit, then onto the 'regular' BJ. She would do that for a bit, then lick the shaft, and then try to turn it into a HJ (no oil). Not at all relaxed, but more like "come fast and then leave". There is no upsell, but it is just not fun when half the time you are telling the girl to put it back in her mouth. Start getting close, and she absolutely refused to let my dick anywhere near her face.
Cleanup, then some half hearted massage and she pointed me towards the shower. Asked her to work on my head for a bit first. Same weak, untrained, lousy massage. Showered, dressed, left. All in all about 30 minutes.
I went there because getting a halfway decent massage and a blowjob seemed what was needed for the evening, didn't want to go the whole sauna route. For the next trip to Shanghai, if that thought enters my head, will ignore it and go to a sauna. The service quality is going to be a hell of a lot better, the girls younger and hotter and (at least pretend to be) more enthusiastic. For me, this un-royal massage was a case of "you get what you pay for" - not a bargain at all.